EXCLUSIVE: Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas planning for a season without Gareth Bale

The £85m Real Madrid target turned up for training yesterday half an hour later than team-mates, then did just FIVE minutes light work.

And Starsport can reveal Bale does not feature in a list of Spurs players posted on a wall at their Enfield base, confirming boss Andre Villas-Boas is planning for the season without him.

The north Londoners yesterday some of the huge cash windfall they will get for Bale on new record £26m central striker signing Roberto Saldado from Valencia.

The £85m Real Madrid target turned up for training yesterday half an hour later than team-mates

Andre Villas-Boas is planning for the season without Bale

“Starsport can reveal Bale does not feature in a list of Spurs players posted on a wall at their Enfield base”

The 28-year cost £9m more than Brazilian midfielder Paulinho, bought from Sao Paulo this summer.

They are also looking to splash around £7m on Romanian international centreback Vlad Chiriches, 23, from Steau Bucharest.

Also on the wanted list are PSG’s Argentinian playmaker Javier Pastore and Spurs have also cheekily asked for Madrid’s 20-year-old hotshot young striker Alvaro Morta, as well as £85m, for Bale.

Bale has let Spurs know he wants to move to Real Madrid

Andre Villas-Boas will be loathed to lose his star player Bale

But, after yesterday, any prospect of Bale - who is furious at chairman Daniel Levy not accepting Madrid’s amazing world-record bid - pulling on a Tottenham shirt for friendly against Monaco tomorrow disappeared.

Bale - who reportedly has a muscle injury in the hip area - turned up for training at the time it was due to start, then did just some light jogging and a bit of ball work, before he went off with a physio.

Tottenham have signed Roberto Saldado for a club record deal

Also on the Spurs wanted list is PSG’s Argentinian playmaker Javier Pastore

Daniel Levy spent much of Tuesday and Wednesday trying to persuade Bale to stay

Contrary to reports, Levy has not been out of the country and - after flying back from the tour of Hong Kong early - spent much of Tuesday and Wednesday trying to persuade Bale and his representatives Tottenham could offer last season's Premier League star player an exciting future.

But Levy and boss Villas-Boas have now accepted Bale, 24, will be swapping the white of Spurs for the white of Real Madrid and the next few days are likely to be spent finalising a deal between the two clubs.

Tottenham cheekily asked for Madrid’s 20-year-old hotshot young striker Alvaro Morta as part of the Bale deal

Tottenham have already splashed the cash to land Brazilian midfielder Paulinho